— Fyodor Dostoevsky
Happy Valentine’s Day, Gorgeous Malchken. Has it really so many, many, years ago? I’d do it all over in a heartbeat.
The Valentines' Day message at work:
'Dear all,
Your absence/late arrival/early leave this Friday will be reported to your spouse.
21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Meeting online has become the most popular way U.S. couples connect, Stanford sociologist finds.
Second-language learners perceive their own accent as better than that of their peers
“Second language learners are often aware of the typical pronunciation errors that speakers of their native language make, yet often persist in making these errors themselves.
We hypothesised that L2 learners may perceive their own accent as closer to the target language than the accent of other learners, due to frequent exposure to their own productions. This was tested by recording 24 female native speakers of German producing 60 sentences. The same participants later rated these recordings for accentedness. Importantly, the recordings had been altered to sound male so that participants were unaware of their own productions in the to-be-rated samples. We found evidence supporting our hypothesis: participants rated their own altered voice, which they did not recognize as their own, as being closer to a native speaker than that of other learners. This finding suggests that objective feedback may be crucial in fostering L2 acquisition and reduce fossilization of erroneous patterns…”
... chorus: Happy Valentine’s Day, Gorgeous. Has it really so many, many, years ago? I’d do it all over in a heartbeat.
It’s
almost Valentine’s Day! Has an enthusiastic partner ever asked you
about your “love language”? They’re basically asking what matters more
to you—kisses, chocolates, or maybe a nice dinner together. What if it
was your employer asking you the same question (in a totally HR-friendly
way)?
The famous 5 Love Languages—Words
of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Quality Time, Physical Touch, and
Gifts—were originally laid out by Gary Chapman, a philosophy PhD,
author, and talk show host. Less famously, Chapman also wrote about the 5 Love Languages at work, the same 5 concepts—but office appropriate.
The top Love Languages at work—based on the data
I am so perfect...
... I only have four minute flaws.
1) I lack humility.
b) I'm inconsistent.
Finally, I can't count.
1) I lack humility.
b) I'm inconsistent.
Finally, I can't count.
Mimi Thorisson’s first book A Kitchen in France wasn’t just a cook book. It was a view into a life in the countryside of France that could not be farther from the one most city dwellers in this country live
It was a beautiful weekend in New York and the trees and flowers are just finally starting to bloom
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Your guide to what's happening in Sydney this weekend and beyond.
NEWS YOU CAN USE: Yes, The G-Spot Is Real! Here’s How To Find It And Have The Most Powerful Kind Of Orgasms.
rejoice and be glad: Ordinary Time...
Record-breaking astronaut: ‘Do what scares you’ BBC
My best half Malchken made a list of all my flaws.
1. I don’t listen
2. Some other things
2. Some other things
